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Cygnus CRS Orb-1

Second cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus CRS Orb-1 was launched on January 9, 2014 aboard a Antares 120 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Jan 12, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-003ANORAD 39502United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SS C. Gordon Fullerton
Common name
Cygnus CRS Orb-1
Payload designation
Cygnus ORB-1
Other names
Cygnus PCM-1
International designator
2014-003A
NORAD catalog number
39502
GCAT identifier
S39502
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/739

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Commercial
Program
Cygnus
Owner
OSC
Country
United States
Builder
Orbital Sciences Corp.

Launch

Date
January 9, 2014 · 18:07 UTC
Launch record
2014-003Success
Rocket
Antares 120
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
406 km
Apogee
415 km
Inclination
51.63°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
January 12, 2014
Last known active
Feb 19, 2014
End of operations
Feb 19, 2014

Size

Mass
3,098 kg
Dry mass
1,785 kg
Total mass with attached objects
4,750 kg
Length
5.1 m
Diameter
2.90 m
Span
10.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5013945 (CC0).